Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
C U When U Get There album at Amazon.com
Come along and ride on a mattress.
Come along and ride this fantastic (voyage).
The Story: I got really excited because I used to always ride my mattress down the stairs when I was little. - Submitted by: Jenna And Ash
Don't you sink ships just get inside
Don't you say s*** just get inside
The Story: R.I.P. Artis Leon Ivey Jr. A.K.A. Coolio (1963-2022). - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Deep swing I I lost my marbles living in a gangster's paradise
Been spending most their lives living in a gangster's paradise
The Story: Reminds me of Primary school when playing marbles was popular (and before pogs!) - Submitted by: Phipps
It's a Daily Motion life
Living in the gangsta's paradise
Been spending most their lives
Living in the gangsta's paradise.
The Story: I'm not sure howI missheard this, but I did. I remember thinking "Daily Motion didn't exist back then, did it?!" - Submitted by: Mjn Seifer
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
Ben Stanley lost his mind, living in a gangsters paradise.
Been spending most their lives
Living in the gangsta's paradise.
The Story: Friends brother thought that's what they said an was how he would sing it. - Submitted by: Pete
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
Ken's spinning motion lies
Living in the gangsta's parasite.
We're spending most of our lives
Living in the Gangsta's Paradise.
The Story: I was a kid, first off. Like, eleven or twelve. My sister had a party, and that song came on. I was singing my heart out and then her friend, whom I had a crush on, leaned over and whispered "We're spending most of our lives, living in the gangsta's paradise." - Submitted by: Amanda
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
Livin' every dance there is paralyzed.
Livin' in a gangsta's paradise.
The Story: My sister misheard this lyric and thought it was about a guy who couldn't dance anymore because he was paralyzed. - Submitted by: Heather
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
We're spending most of our lies
Giving in too Gangsta's pearls of ice.
We're spending most of our lifes
Living in the Gangsta's Paradise.
The Story: - Submitted by: wezztah
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
We've been spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise.
We've been spending most out lives living in no gangsta's paradise.
The Story: No internet site has this right. If you listen closely the first time in the first chorus and then twice again in the second chorus, he clearly says "no gangsta's paradise". - Submitted by: rhied
Coolio's,
"Gangsta's Paradise"
We've been spending most our time
And we found an instant pair of dice
We've been spending most our lives
Living in a Gangsta's Paradise
The Story: Once again, why we hear "pair of dice" instead of "Paradise" when we hear songs. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's pair of dice
Keep spending most our lives living in a gangsta's paradise
The Story: This became a meme and I watched one of it - Submitted by: Christopher
There are more Coolio misheard lyrics available.
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